The new Mahaffay AW99 offers an unprecedented triple output power section that can drive three amps in any configuration you can imagine.

The amp's designer, Tris Mahaffay, was inspired by the multi-amp setups that were common in the heyday of power-rock, the late 70s. In an attempt to recreate the effect that multiple full-stacks have on your sound, but not the effect they have on you wallet or spine, Mahaffay designed the AW99 with three discrete power output stages, and each stage has its own master volume AND effects loop, meaning it's the closest you can get to having three half-stacks on stage without having to bribe "local high school dudes" with "pizza and girls" as Tris apparently did back in the day.

Each of the power amps is solid-state -- meaning you can mix and match cabs without having to worry about rebiasing for every setup -- and is rated 33 watts. On the front end of the amp is Songwork's exclusive hand wired 1/4 watt tube pre/power amp circuit (power tube-like distortion in the preamp stage), adding up to a total of 99.25 watts in a 22 lb amp. Not too shabby.

The amps list for only $1195 US, which is pretty reasonable for a hand-built, triple output tube amp. Of course, they are made one at a time, so you might be waiting a while.

While you wait, you might want to read the story about the inspiration behind the AW99 in Tris' own words. Take note of his strange grudge against Eddie Van Halen. There's more to that animus than blown tone circuits, I'd wager.